Qānūn

Medium

Wood, various materials

Dimensions

L.: 92.7 cm (36-1/2 in.); W.: 39.1 cm (15-3/8 in.); Box D.: 4.6 cm (1-13/16 in.); Total D.: 9.4 cm (3-11/16 in.) See diagram on acc. card.

Classification

Chordophone-Zither-plucked

Culture

Turkish

Department

Musical Instruments

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Joseph W. Drexel, 1889

Accession Number

89.2.181